Dear Parents and Carers,
This week, our House Captains have been running a fun “Bounce the Tennis Ball” competition between the house teams. The children have really enjoyed taking part and showing their teamwork and determination.
In today’s assembly, an adult from each house also took on the challenge to try and earn PrIDE points for their team. After a very competitive round, Mr Litobarski was victorious, securing an impressive 50 points for the Yellow Team!
Well done to everyone who took part, and thank you to our House Captains for organising such an enjoyable event.
OPAL
As the bad weather continues and the grass is becoming muddier, please ensure that your child has a pair of outdoor shoes (not their PE shoes) and a waterproof coat in school each day.
OPAL Donations Request
As we continue to develop our OPAL play provision, we would be very grateful for any donations of the following items:
Craft Items
- Buttons
- Sequins
- Straws
- Lollipop sticks
- Chalk
- Felt tips
Den-Building Resources
- Crates
- Pallets
- Large wheels
- Tyres (large or small)
- Tarpaulin
Construction & Small World Items
- Lego
- Wooden bricks
- Small cars
- People and animal figures
If you have any of these items at home and are happy to donate them, please send them into school. Also, if you have old wellington boots or waterproofs at home that not longer fit, we would appreciate the donations in school. Thank you for your continued support in enriching our children’s play experiences.
Year 5
Can we please have donations of medium and small cardboard boxes for our upcoming computing lesson. These will need to be in by the 3rd of February.
In addition, could any Year 5 children who own football or rugby boots please bring them in for our Tuesday PE lessons.
Clubs
There will be no clubs during the week beginning 9th February due to Parents’ Evening.
Class Lewis
As many of you know, Mrs Towle will be leaving us towards the end of the spring term as she prepares to welcome her second baby. We are sure you will join us in wishing her all the very best at this exciting time.
This week, we held interviews for her maternity cover, and we are delighted to announce that we have appointed Mrs Hancox to teach Class Lewis for the summer term.
Mrs Hancox (formerly Miss Lincoln) is already well known to us at Fierté. She previously taught Year 1 at Heathfields and brings with her a wealth of teaching experience. She is truly excited to be returning to the Fierté Trust, and we are confident she will be an excellent addition to the Year 3 team.
Mental Health
You are warmly invited to join Poppy, our Mental Health Advisor, for two upcoming parent workshops:
Emotional Regulation
Date: 24th February
Time: 9:00–10:00am
Location: Wilnecote Junior Academy
Understanding Worry
Date: 24th March
Time: 9:00–10:00am
Location: Wilnecote Junior Academy
These sessions will offer practical strategies to support children’s wellbeing at home and in school. We hope you will be able to join us.
PTFA
Xmas cards raised a successful £310-thank you for the support!
We’re delighted to share that our PTFA has been successfully granted charity status.
This means we’re now able to work more closely with businesses through CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) and social value initiatives to help boost our fundraising efforts.
If any parents or family members:
- Work for a company with a CSR or community support programme, or
- Are aware of local businesses that may be able to support a registered charity
We would absolutely love to hear from you. Any support—whether through donations, match funding, sponsorship, or fundraising partnerships—would make a huge difference to our school community.
Please get in touch if you think your employer or a local company may be able to help.
Thank you for your continued support,
The PTFA Team
Parents evening
Parents evening will take place on Wednesday 11th February and Thursday 12th February. You can sign up for a 10-minute appointment with your children's class teacher via the Arbor app. Please remember if you have more than one child to allow a gap in-between appointments and if you have to travel between the sites, please allow sufficient time. This goes live today at 4.30pm.
Year 6 SATs Parent Meeting - 26th Jan 3.30 - 4
We would like to invite you to join the Year 6 team for an information session where we will discuss how you can support your child in preparing for their SATs. During this meeting, we will explain the SATs process, outline what to expect in the coming months, and share practical ways you can help at home.
Your support makes a huge difference, and we would love to work together to ensure your child feels confident and ready.
Celebrations
The House Champions this week were Team Aethelflaed.
The class with the best attendance was class Almond with 99.33%.
The class with the highest number of readers was class Lewis with 88%.
The class with the most TTRS engagement was class Shakespeare with 79%.
